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Hi, tillysam, You are correct. Your CRP and ESR don't necessarily have to be elevated for...
work was done after you were on the prednisone ... The prednisone gets rid of the inflammation ... You don't say how quickly you tapered ... My guess is you probably tapered a little ... because you're not taking enough prednisone
Posted: Aug 11, 2022
@njtodctode Oh my gosh!! Yo-yoing is not good. Pain is not good. If 20 worked, I'd...
objective is to find the lowest dose of prednisone ... None of us wants to be on prednisone ... If you don't take enough prednisone ... know some things for certain: quick tapering ... works; yo-yoing is not good; slow taper
Posted: Aug 11, 2022
Hello @njtodctode, Welcome to Connect. It does sound like your rheumatologist is right about it being...
learned with our PMR struggle and tapering ... down on prednisone is that you definitely ... If the 20 mg prednisone pretty much ... Tapering slowly is the name of the game ... diagnose the PMR and start you on prednisone
Posted: Aug 10, 2022
Welcome @elizabethjoan, It can be confusing trying to treat your PMR symptoms. You will notice that...
about 1 month ago and started on 20 mg prednisone ... experienced except I always took my prednisone ... pain log along with the dosage of prednisone ... If I dropped 5 mg for the last taper ... Other members who have split their prednisone
Posted: Aug 8, 2022
Hello @kjelley, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your story. It great to hear you...
off of prednisone twice for Polymyalgia ... keep a daily pain log along with the prednisone ... When it came time to taper, if my pain ... but finally was able to taper completely ... off of the prednisone.
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Posted: Aug 4, 2022
Hello @flymetothemoon, Welcome to Connect. I saw in your first post that you have been dealing...
I agree, tapering off of prednisone ... you, it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone with the last 6 months
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
I'm sorry to say Rheumies, in general, seem to go for the fast taper, which does...
in general, seem to go for the fast taper ... hovering between 11.5 and 12.0 mg Prednisone ... Prednisone started in Jan. 2022 was ... #34;old age") and now trying to taper ... Thus, the slow taper.
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
My rheumy is upset that I'm not below 10 mg by now and brought up "steroid-sparing...
take both meds while decreasing the prednisone ... Then you have to taper that one. ... appropriate since the side effects of prednisone
I have been on Actemra for 7 weeks. I started Actemra with an accompanying dose of...
Which tapers each week. ... I had no pain with the prednisone (but ... the side effects of prednisone were ... brutal) so I was looking forward to the tapering ... of prednisone.
PMR can be frustrating. I don't think anyone likes taking the prednisone but if you have...
#39;t think anyone likes taking the prednisone ... with the goal of tapering off slowly ... which helped me taper off. ... I generally did not taper to the next ... /discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission
Posted: Jul 18, 2022
I don't think there are any set rules when it comes to tapering off of prednisone...
are any set rules when it comes to tapering ... off of prednisone but it's good ... If you take prednisone for more than ... A gradual reduction in prednisone dosage ... lifestyle changes. -- Glucocorticoid tapering
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Posted: Jul 7, 2022
The physician who prescribed 40 mg prednisone, was uncomfortable with the taporing. I found an interist...
The physician who prescribed 40 mg prednisone ... , was uncomfortable with the taporing ... I found an interist that has tapored ... I currently tapor 1 mg monthly. ... Is there any diet suggestions for prednisone
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Posted: Jul 7, 2022
Hello @graysea, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that prednisone has caused such awful side...
I'm sorry to hear that prednisone ... There is another discussion on tapering ... /discussion/prednisone/ You also ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal ... off of predninsone the first time I
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Posted: Jul 7, 2022
Welcome @olliviv, It sounds like you already have a head start and a great mindset for...
I would hate to do it without prednisone ... but it does help to taper off as soon ... my PMR were started with 20mgs of prednisone ... It took me 3 and half years to taper ... second time around and allowed me to taper
Posted: Jul 5, 2022